Category: Air Force

Perhaps the most famous Chinook helicopter in the world, RAF ZA718, aka Bravo November has been upgraded with new displays and avionics.

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The family members of victims in a Chilean Air Force (FACH) CASA 212 crash have filed a lawsuit against five former FACH commanders.
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Airmen of the 3rd Operations Group, JBER, Alaska, had the opportunity to listen to retired Air Force Col. Gaillard Peck Jr on the Constant Peg program on Aug. 10.

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Indonesia’s Defense Ministry Secretary General Eris Herryanto said four Embraer Super Tucanos are expected to arrive in Malang, Indonesia on Sept. 2.

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A former F-15 pilot says the new AESA radar and other upgrades coming to the F-15C and E will not be that useful unless the displays are updated as well.

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